EP0890847A2 - Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung der magnetischen Feldstärke des Erdmagnetfeldes, insbesondere in einer Fahrzeugnavigationseinrichtung - Google Patents
Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung der magnetischen Feldstärke des Erdmagnetfeldes, insbesondere in einer Fahrzeugnavigationseinrichtung Download PDFInfo
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- the invention relates to a device for determining the magnetic Field strength of the earth's magnetic field according to the preamble of the first Claim.
- the components of the earth's magnetic field are used in many automotive Applications - such as navigation devices, electronic compasses or Accident data storage - by orthogonally arranged Magnetic field sensors detected, which are realized for example by coils.
- the magnetic field sensors are in Integrated circuit arrangements that the signals of the magnetic field sensors prepare for a transportable and evaluable measured value. This Circuit arrangements form the operating circuit of the magnetic field sensors.
- a generic operating circuit for a magnetic field sensor is off the document DE 195 38 757 C1 known. First, it is in an oscillator operated measuring coil to determine their working point and to create a working area that is as linear as possible is magnetically biased. Then is the measuring field, that is, that component of the earth's magnetic field in Coil longitudinal direction, through a closed control loop in which the Oscillator forms the controlled system, a magnetic compensation field superimposed, the compensation current to the flux density of the measuring field is proportional. To eliminate drift phenomena, especially from the temperature drift acting on the measurement signal becomes the direction of energization in the coils continuously reversed in time. The measurement signal then results from a difference measurement of the required Compensation current for both magnetization directions. It's in shape a sequence of discrete measured values.
- the operating circuit described supplies its measurement signal for further Evaluation to a control unit.
- a certain number of successive measured values in temporarily stored in a memory assigned to the control unit.
- the control unit calculates the mean value over this number of measured values and stores this mean value for further signal evaluation.
- This The procedure is described, for example, in the document EP 0 596 320 A1. With continuous measurement value acquisition in all spatial directions also the averaging simultaneously and in parallel for the measurement signals from all Operational circuits. For this, there are considerable memory and To provide computing resources, which is also for cost reasons is disadvantageous. In addition, such an approach creates a fairly complex, and therefore memory-intensive structure for the control program. You could in conventional generic devices on this But do not forego effort because of the alternative possibility of recording no measurement results from individual instantaneous values in each spatial direction can provide satisfactory accuracy.
- the advantage of the proposed method is that the Measuring arrangement only requires a single operating circuit, and yet Measured values of a spatial magnetic field can be recorded. Furthermore no individual values are collected, but instead, depending on the spatial direction Measuring time correlating with each other with sufficient accuracy Average values formed from short sequences of measured values, their accuracy of information is higher than that of single measurements.
- Figure 1 shows a simplified block diagram of the measurement setup for performing the proposed method.
- Figure 2 shows the operating circuit according to DE 195 38 757 C1, which further develops the present solution.
- Figure 3 shows a flow chart for sensor control.
- an LC oscillator 1 is operated with a first coil 2.
- the field strength-dependent, sinusoidal oscillator frequency f Osz is converted into a square wave signal by a suitable adaptation circuit 4 and then a frequency-voltage converter 5 supplied, whose output is connected to a subtractor 6, to which a of the instantaneous oscillator frequency f osc proportional voltage value u to u from a preset voltage target value corresponding to the ideal nominal frequency f to the oscillator corresponds, is subtracted.
- the reference frequency f ref of the oscillator is the frequency which the oscillator 1 in the unloaded state, ie in the absence of said target field H e, assumes in its operating point, where H E of the called component to be measured, the magnetic field in the coil longitudinal direction.
- the difference between the two voltage values u soll and u ist is fed to a controller 7, which adjusts the operating current 1 for the compensation coil 3 in such a way that the voltage difference (u soll - u ist ) approaches zero and the change caused by the measuring field H E the inductance 2 and the resulting change in the oscillator frequency f Osz is compensated, whereby the oscillator frequency f Osz remains more or less constant depending on the control speed of the control loop.
- the amplitude of the operating current 1 for the compensation coil 3 is directly proportional to the strength of the component of the measuring field H E in the longitudinal direction of the coil and thus changes in the same way as the strength of the measuring field.
- the actual measured variable can therefore be derived directly by evaluating the amplitude of the operating current 1.
- the operating current I flowing through the compensation coil 3 is conducted via a shunt resistor 10 to ground GND in order to make the current I evaluable as a voltage signal.
- the voltage signal is fed to an analog-digital converter 12 for further processing via a filter element 11 designed as a low-pass filter, which is carried out in a downstream control unit, not shown in this figure.
- Parasitic current components are interfering factors that result from the fact that the alternating field of the LC oscillator 1 is not ideal, but is, due to the circuit design of the oscillator, superimposed by a DC component that results from an unavoidable cross current in the oscillator 1.
- the actuations 8 and 13 are controlled by the control unit, not shown in this figure.
- FIG. 1 now shows the proposed measurement setup in simplified form, whereby for a magnetic field sensor Mx, My and Mz is provided in each spatial direction.
- each magnetic field sensor should consist of a coil arrangement, as in Figure 2 is shown.
- the ferromagnetically biased measuring coil 2 can do this be wound with the compensation coil 3, but both coils remain electrically isolated from each other. It is advantageous to run the coils in opposite directions to wrap.
- the operating circuit BS which corresponds to the circuit structure according to FIG 2 corresponds, the changeover switch pairs 9a, 9b and 14a, 14b are so formed that the actuators 8 and 13, the magnetic field sensors Mx, My and Mz cyclically with the control electronics of the operating circuit BS get connected.
- the operations 8 and 13 are in a fixed Clock from a control unit ⁇ C by a microcontroller or a other logic unit is realized, controlled. You can programmatically Switching states at output circuits of the microcontroller, whereby the changeover switch pairs 9a, 9b and 14a, 14b in a defined position to be brought.
- the proposed procedure now brings the first magnetic field sensor Mx in operative connection with the operating circuit. Then in one determined clock a number of n measured values recorded and over the A / D converter 12 is supplied to the control unit .mu.C, which is the mean calculated and stored in a memory Sp assigned to it.
- the control unit ⁇ C then switches the direction of energization in the Measuring coil 2 and the compensation coil 3 around and again takes one determined number of m measured values, with the same as before described, the procedure is followed. This is done with the Magnetic field sensors My and possibly Mz repeated before again Measured values are recorded by the first magnetic field sensor Mx.
- Figure 3 goes into an advantageous embodiment of the measurement routine.
- the control unit ⁇ C first selects a magnetic field sensor and determines the measuring direction for this. Then a timer is started. After this has expired, the actual measurement begins by forwarding measured values recorded with the magnetic field sensor to the control unit ⁇ C.
- the evaluation of the measured values in the control unit ⁇ C begins after the completion of the sensory measured value acquisition and consists first of all of determining the mean value from the measured values just acquired and storing the calculated mean value.
- the control unit ⁇ C selects the magnetic field sensor and the measuring direction for a further measurement value acquisition and outputs a control signal to the actuations 8 and 13 for the switching means 9a, 9b and 14a, 14b.
- the measurement is repeated, it is not necessary to start the timer first, since the measuring arrangement is still in the steady state. Therefore, immediately after the query as to whether the measuring process should be started, the command for its execution can follow. If the control unit ⁇ G, however, one of the parameters Magnetic field sensor "or If the measuring direction "changes, the measuring arrangement must first be prepared for the measurement, which also includes starting the timer. In the manner described here, all the existing magnetic field sensors are processed one after the other. Then the measuring cycle begins again.
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- Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung der magnetischen Feldstärke des Erdmagnetfeldes, insbesondere in einer Fahrzeugnavigationseinrichtung, mit der ein Magnetfeldsensor betreibbar ist und die eine Regeleinrichtung zur Ermittlung der Feldstärke in einem Kompensationsverfahren enthält,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß Schalter und Steuermittel vorgesehen sind, die zur Erfassung der räumlichen Komponenten des Erdmagnetfeldes für jede Raumrichtung einen einachsigen Magnetfeldsensor zyklisch mit der Regeleinrichtung verbinden, wobei eine an die Regeleinrichtung angeschlossene Steuereinheit für jede Raumrichtung in einem vorgegebenen Takt eine Folge von aufeinanderfolgenden Meßwerten aufnimmt, über die sie jeweils für eine nachfolgende Meßwertauswertung deren Mittelwert bildet und speichert. - Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß unter Berücksichtigung der Meßbedingungen, die sich durch die Erfassung des Erdmagnetfeldes in einem fahrenden Straßenfahrzeug ergeben, die Verbindungszeiten der einzelnen Magnetfeldsensoren mit der Regeleinrichtung so gewählt sind, daß die jeweiligen zu einem Meßzyklus gehörenden Meßwerterhebungen im Hinblick auf ihre von der Meßwertauswertung geforderten Zeitkorrelation noch als zeitgleich gelten.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß die Steuereinheit die zyklische Ansteuerung der Magnetfeldsensoren sowie den mit ihnen durchgeführten Meßvorgang unabhängig von anderen Programmteilen vornimmt.
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| DE19729896A DE19729896A1 (de) | 1997-07-12 | 1997-07-12 | Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung der magnetischen Feldstärke des Erdmagnetfeldes, insbesondere in einer Fahrzeugnavigationseinrichtung |
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| EP0890847A2 true EP0890847A2 (de) | 1999-01-13 |
| EP0890847A3 EP0890847A3 (de) | 2001-08-22 |
| EP0890847B1 EP0890847B1 (de) | 2004-09-22 |
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| EP0890847B1 (de) | 2004-09-22 |
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